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Ruth Melton 1897 - 1998

Ruth Melton of Rockville, Montgomery County, MD was born on December 17, 1897, and died at age 100 years old on April 2, 1998.
Ruth Melton
Rockville, Montgomery County, MD 20852
December 17, 1897
April 2, 1998
Female
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Ruth Melton's History: 1897 - 1998

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  • 12/17
    1897

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    December 17, 1897
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  • 04/2
    1998

    Death

    April 2, 1998
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    Ruth Melton lived 30 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 100.
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In 1897, in the year that Ruth Melton was born, on September 21st, editor and publisher Francis P. Church responded to a letter to the editor from Virginia O'Hanlon, 8 years old. Virginia's father had told her that "If you see it in The Sun, it's so." So she wrote to the Sun, asking if there was a Santa Claus. Church responded with the now famous editorial "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus".
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In 1918, at the age of 21 years old, Ruth was alive when on November 1, an elevated train on the Brooklyn line of the subway - driven by an inexperienced operator because of a strike - tried to navigate a turn at 30mph. The limit on the curve was 6 mph. The 2nd and 3rd cars of the 5 car wooden train were badly damaged and at least 93 people were killed, making it the deadliest crash in New York subway history.
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